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STABBING ME (Sub Rosa)
Horror/Comedy Spoof. 95 minutes. Not rated. Recent college graduate Herman
Schumacher suddenly finds himself in a world of doody; all of his
belongings have been stolen, he can’t go home because his parents beat
feet on vaca, his best friend won’t let him stick around, and he has no
other choice but to move into a house were people have mysteriously
disappeared. Even worse, living inside the house is a sock-stealing
monster!
Ok, this movie is a hard one to review because I both liked and
disliked it. It seems to me that this flic is an extreme parody poking fun
at all those horror spoofs that have been popular over the past few years.
However, the comedy isn’t that humorous and I soon found myself rather
bored with the story. Yes, I did laugh a few times, but not enough to get
into things. Now, what I really like and admire about this movie is the
production work. If you’re going to make an indi b-movie, watch and
learn! Although I didn’t find it all that funny, the script is well
written and avoids annoying time fillers (needless scenes, slow motion
garbage, etc.) Lots of dialog going on here. The sound is great, which is
very uncommon for these types of ultra-low budget movies. The lighting and
camera shoots are also great. In short, I loved the way the movie was
produced, but not the movie itself. DVD extras include; commentary by
director Worm Miller, making of featurette (which is funny), alternate
ending, trailer, and a bonus short titled “Magma Head.” – Denis
Sheehan
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